Creamfields is always a special event for Adlib. The company has been involved with various Cream live activities since the superclub exploded onto the dance scene in the early 90s and has continued to be a major influence right at the epicentre of rave culture.
This year Adlib supplied sound and lighting to three arenas, CF03 the 15,000 capacity Cream Mega Arena; CF05 The Curve Arena - complete with wrap-round production design and CF12 Hospitality, with production overseen by Ian Greenway production manager from LarMac LIVE.
Cornbury 2015 was staged in the attractive leafy environs of the Great Tew Estate in Oxfordshire, with Adlib supplying lighting for the main and second stages.
Production was generally stepped up this year with a 15m Orbit main stage from which Adlib sub-hung their lighting trusses The lighting scheme itself was designed around headliner Tom Jones, who had his own lighting requirements featuring four upstage / downstage trussing fingers, which were slightly adapted to fit this specific event.
Sixty moving lights were a mix of Clay Paky Mythos and Martin MAC Aura washes, plus 20 x new RGB Stormy strobes. The console was a grandMA2 with another running in full tracking backup and the five Adlib crew were chiefed by Rob Starksfield.
The Script played a tumultuous homecoming show at Dublin's Croke Park stadium to the delight of 85,000 ecstatic fans.
Adlib has been the regular Script PA supplier since 2010 with Adlib's own Richy Nicholson their FOH engineer since then as well, ensuring that their intricate but ballsy rocky mix has been at its best worldwide.
For Croke Park, the system comprised of a large L-Acoustics K1 / K2 system with three sets of delays, plus a number of KARA mini-delay hangs which were dotted around the stadium roof - distributed style. This area of the venue has traditionally been a difficult space to deal with and get a good and consistent sound, but Richie and Adlib cracked it on this occasion with a bit of lateral thinking.
With heavy noise restrictions in place as it's a residential area, the 6 x KARA hangs and the three sets of delays - on three separate towers at the back of the arena - gave Richy more control. He used a DiGiCo SD7 out front, with a Soundcraft Vi6 provided for monitor engineer Paul "Mini" Moore.
For Leeds / Reading, as in recent years, Adlib supplied audio and lighting for the NME / BBC Radio 1 stage, the tented and highly respected second stage at each location of this historically significant festival.
L-Acoustics K1 was specified together with an almost identical design for both sites, and a marginally larger set up for Reading. Adlib also supplied KARA speakers for the overspill stage / screen areas, which were outside both sides and at the back of the tent in Reading, and outside in the area behind the tent in Leeds, This accommodated those unable to get in during the most popular sets.
For Kendal Calling Adlib provided PA and lighting to 10 full stages and a number of periphery areas for this quality, independent, eclectic and well-loved event staged in the picturesque heart of the Lake District near Penrith, known for its boutique ambience, excellent line ups and fabulous atmosphere.
On the PA side, a collection of L-Acoustics, Coda and Adlib products were used site-wide to ensure that every performance space had the best sounding and most appropriate system possible! There were also a wide variety of consoles supplied.
Client manager Phil Kielty comments, "This has been an incredibly busy summer for everyone at Adlib. All of our engineers and techs always work that little bit harder to ensure every b
